Mount Union College to Hold Symposium on Presidency of George W. Bush on March 1

May 25, 2010

Mount Union College will be hosting a symposium on Saturday, March 1 that will include numerous panels and roundtables focusing on the presidency of George W. Bush in the Hoover-Price Campus Center. The panels will consist of several experts on distinctive political issues.

The day will begin with a coffee reception at 8 a.m. The welcome and introduction will start at 8:30 a.m., with Panel 1 on foreign policy immediately following. Panel 2 will begin at 9:45 a.m. and will focus on presidential rhetoric and beyond.

The first roundtable, occurring from 11 a.m. to noon, will be a discussion on foreign policy and national security. There will be an hour and a half break following this roundtable.

Panel 3 on the politics of war will begin at 1:45 p.m. From 3-3:45 p.m., participants will have the opportunity to meet Robert Draper, author of Dead Certain. Panel 4 will be held from 4-5 p.m. The topic of this final panel will be governing and domestic policy.

This event is free and open to the public. For further information, please contact Dr. Eric Matthews, Jr., assistant professor of political science and director of the Center for Public Service at matthere@mountunion.edu or (330) 823-3160.